It’s not a legally binding term - it can be used sarcastically, or as a plot device. Has someone been murdered in North Dakota ever? Close enough to count for Fargo. Is the Fargo show based on the movie that was released named Fargo? Maybe that’s what 2 writers thought up at 3:42am on a Tuesday. WHo knows.
Specifically with Coyote v. Acme, it’s one of those “no reasonable person would interpret this as being real” standard. It’s a cartoon coyote. It’s a joke. It should make you laugh because it’s obviously not based on a true story.
You can’t possibly understand that Fargo using it was a form of dark humor and then expect that a movie about a cartoon coyote should be based on a true story, right? What is this cognitive dissonance?
It’s not a legally binding term - it can be used sarcastically, or as a plot device. Has someone been murdered in North Dakota ever? Close enough to count for Fargo. Is the Fargo show based on the movie that was released named Fargo? Maybe that’s what 2 writers thought up at 3:42am on a Tuesday. WHo knows.
Specifically with Coyote v. Acme, it’s one of those “no reasonable person would interpret this as being real” standard. It’s a cartoon coyote. It’s a joke. It should make you laugh because it’s obviously not based on a true story.
You can’t possibly understand that Fargo using it was a form of dark humor and then expect that a movie about a cartoon coyote should be based on a true story, right? What is this cognitive dissonance?